Fuji-trans transparency in pre-fabricated lightbox, a fine example of the first multiple object ever created by the artist, signed and numbered in pencil on the publishers label affixed to the rear of the lightbox, executed in an edition of only 15 examples.

Note: ODE is in the collection of the Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

Robert Cottingham (b. 1935, Brooklyn) is an American photorealist painter. The presence of Americana characterizes the vast majority of Cottingham’s work. His works often reflect a proficient understanding of the interplay between light and perspective. In this way, Cottingham assigns a prominence to illumination that serves to underscore details of the ordinary that normally exist unnoticed. He studied at the Pratt Institute and was awarded a B.F.A. in 1963. His work has been exhibited in France and across the U.S., especially in Southern California, Connecticut, and New York. In 1998, a retrospective of his work was showcased at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.